CHAPTER 519: CHAPTER 471: DRAW THE SWORD! (4200)_2

The look of disappointment on their faces vanished immediately, and the pirate officers perked up:

"Deputy leader? I know the Dragon Cavalry had such a position since its inception, but I’ve never known who the deputy leader is, let alone met them."

Someone was more concerned about the deputy leader’s strength:

"What level is the deputy leader? Even a peak-level Official Knight might not be enough, right?"

Bess let out a signature owl-like laugh:

"Hoo hoo hoo... There’s no need to worry about strength, in fact, among the pirates roaming the Golden Sea, many have heard her name!"

"Are you saying... it’s her? Is the deputy leader a powerful female pirate?"

As they were discussing, Baldwin, who had been observing the pirate fleet outside, suddenly interjected:

"Look, they’re making a move!"

Whoosh—

Standing on the flagship of the pirate fleet, the bald wizard of the Curse School tore off his wizard robe, revealing a body of knotted muscles covered in bluish-black tattoos.

These were not ordinary tattoos but terrifying practices from the Curse School, just like the Cannibal Curse and Nail Curse — the Torture Curse!

Every time he cruelly tortured a peer to death, the victim’s final curse would leave a hideous tattoo on his body. His spirit constantly battled and honed against these vicious curses, rapidly enhancing his spiritual level, practicing a path akin to demon tao.

At this moment, the bald wizard’s body had no clean skin left as he bore countless evil ghosts, carrying the weight of infinite evils he had personally committed.

Quae—

In the chilling and piercing chant, countless ghostly spirits rode the black, sinister winds, surging out from the bald wizard’s body, making the sky above the archipelago appear dimmer.

Half an hour later.

Though not a single ghost could enter the large Maze Lock’s domain, the area they inadvertently avoided was glaringly obvious to the bald wizard.

"Haha, got you, little mice!"

The Maze Lock, though inherently equipped with concealment, existence barrier, and divination countermeasures, wasn’t truly flawless. Especially without anyone to host it and with a seasoned Official Wizard deliberately searching with intent.

The bald wizard reached into the air, grasping several ghosts, crushed them into a mass of greenish glowing powder, then blew it forcefully toward the blank area.

Whoosh—

The large Maze Lock, previously unseen by all, finally revealed an iceberg’s tip, as a vast green mist slowly emerged in the "Pirate Suppression Team" and the audience’s view.

Witchcraft: Mark

"What a huge pirate private port!"

Someone in the audience exclaimed.

Though the Hilus people hadn’t attacked yet, the barrier’s significance disappeared, and all present knew the "Dragon Cavalry Pirate Gang" base of operations, Hatrafa Port, was exposed.

The bald wizard smiled smugly, cast a witchcraft on his throat, and his amplified voice echoed towards the port:

"Members of the Dragon Cavalry, I know you all were once proper pirates, seduced by the White Knight to join him under his banner, but the White Knight is an enemy of the world’s strongest nation, Hilus!

Now, on behalf of the great His Majesty the King, I offer you a chance. If you leave the ’Dragon Cavalry’ Pirate Gang and sever ties with the White Knight, the Kingdom will pardon you.

You have ten minutes. When the time is up, we’ll attack and break your delicate turtle shell."

Psychological warfare over siege, the bald wizard made a grand display attracting many pirate onlookers, not just aiming to eradicate these pirates but also to utterly dethrone the legendary Great Pirate, White Knight!

The White Knight had formally acted thrice before.

The first was on the Golden Post Road, establishing his fame from an unprecedented feat that stunned the world;

The second was sinking the Santababia Company’s Level 4 battleship, the "St. Cruz Merchant," hijacking three thousand Anuma slaves while beheading Vice Admiral Adonis Auston’s illegitimate son, securing "Dragon Cavalry’s" standing among Golden Sea pirates;

The third was more for sport, plundering a highly valuable luxury goods merchant ship, enraging the eager colonial leaders and their families.

Having reviewed all survivors’ memories, though they were all Hilus people, it posed no psychological hindrance to him.

Everyone who witnessed the White Knight’s actions never saw him use the standard Combat Qi Flame of a Great Knight.

His combat style was clearly knightly, with swordsplay honed to perfection, a trait not possessed by other Extraordinary systems. The most vital evidence was Clockwork Billy, nearly surpassing a peak-level Official Knight, who once escaped the White Knight.

The bald wizard glanced at the mercenary standing beside him, also part of the "Pirate Suppression Team," whose mere existence was the strongest proof.

Therefore.

The White Knight is absolutely not a Great Knight, nor Tier 3 of any profession!